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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polšiti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Per Derksen, unclear; possibly related to Ancient Greek πάλλω (pállō, to sway, to swing), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁-; compare Homeric παλλομένη κραδίην (palloménē kradíēn, with pounding heart). Also unclear is the origin of the underlying *x < Proto-Indo-European *s.

Verb

*polšiti

  1. to scare

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: полошити (pološiti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: plašiti
      • Czech: plašit
        • Bohemian (Chod dialect): plášit
    • Polish: płoszyć
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: płóšić
      • Lower Sorbian: płošyś

References

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